Category: Smart City

Cities can focus on proven, mature technologies like video surveillance to smarten up their streets! Cities have long looked to video surveillance for crime deterrence and public safety. However, today’s video systems offer advanced smart capabilities as well. The cameras themselves have evolved to become intelligent computing devices, due to video analytics, integration with other

Look at this picture of 5th Avenue in New York in 1900. Look for a car. Now look at this picture from 1913. This time look for a horse! The first Model T Ford rolled off the production line; by 1930 the equestrian age was, for all intents and purposes, over.

If your city hasn’t purchased street lights from the power company, here’s motivation to get it started! Chicago’s smart street lighting program: safer, brighter, street lights for all – and saves money.

Citizen engagement; that is the holy grail of government. To improve engagement, the citizen experience (CX) needs a full, 360-degree view of interactions with each citizen. Government CIOs should make a plan to capture, measure, and improve the experience in all user interactions. Transitioning to digital government must be guided by the benefits it will

Last year an estimated 40,100 Americans died in traffic accidents, and human error causes more than 90 percent of crashes. Motor vehicles now contribute to 75 percent of carbon monoxide pollution. And commuters in more than 100 U.S. cities now spend more than 40 hours annually stuck in traffic on average. If autonomous vehicles can

Wireless projects are increasing in complexity and diversity. City CIOs need a plan to achieve smart city goals while controlling costs. Act Now to Avoid a Bottom-Up Approach Multiple cellular operators want permits for ugly radio installations; fixed line operators what to dig up streets; internal projects for smart cities can be uncoordinated with digital